Things to do in Yokote/Yuzawa

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Ruri Kobo is a workshop in Yokote, Akita where you can experience making accessories. With this plan, you can enjoy making candle holders decorated with flowers, as if they were arranged in water! Put in an LED light or tea candle and light it up to create a gentle flickering light! You can use as many dried flowers and preserved flowers as you like! ~Experience process~ ① Reception Check in at Ruri Kobo on the 2nd floor of Akita Furusato Village. Please be sure to tell us your name. ② Use special tweezers to insert the decorations and flowers you have chosen into the gel part on the side of the decoration glass. ③ Pour in the finishing gel and leave it for 40 minutes until it cools. Once it hardens, it's finished! Put in an LED light or tea candle inside♪ That's it! ~Experience fee~ 3,300 yen (tax included)

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• Age 4～Age 100
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It is a workshop [Ruri Kobo] where you can experience making accessories in Yokote City, Akita Prefecture ♪ This plan is an experience of making a "sun catcher", which is said to bring good luck with the sunshine! Just select the crystal parts, line them up, and pass them through... and you're done in no time! ! You may get lost in the parts that you can use as much as you want! ? ~ What is a sun catcher ~ As the name suggests, it catches the power of the sun and takes it into the room. This diffuses the light and creates a prism (= rainbow). In Feng Shui, the rainbow is said to be a sign of good luck, and it is said to be auspicious when displayed on a sun catcher. ～Experience Flow～ ① Reception Reception is at [Ruri Koubou] on the 2nd floor of Akita Furusato Mura. Please tell us the name of the applicant. ②Parts selection Choose the parts you care about from more than 20 types of crystal parts. 3. Arrange your favorite parts on a special mat while planning the completed design. ④ Pass through the thread and fix the position with a crushing ball. ⑤ Finish Finally, make the hanging part and finish it. You can also use natural stone as an option.

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• Age 4～Age 100
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Ruri Kobo is a workshop in Yokote City, Akita Prefecture, where you can experience making accessories. This plan allows you to create a snow globe, a fantasy world filled with sparkling snow and glitter. Why not try making your own original snow globe using glass miniatures? You can choose your favorite parts and glitter, making this an experience everyone from small children to seniors can enjoy. ~Experience Process~ 1. Check in at Ruri Kobo on the second floor of Akita Furusato Village. Please be sure to state your name. 2. Select your parts: Marbles, shells, and stones are unlimited. As an additional option, you can select glass miniatures (starting from 550 yen). (We always have over 100 types of glass miniatures in stock.) 3. Arrange the pieces on the glass plate. 4. Decorate with miniatures, marbles, and shells. 5. Wipe all parts with disinfectant. 6. Attach using special glue. 7. Select your glitter: Choose three from a total of 16 types. ⑧ Finishing touches: Once the glass has hardened, the staff will add special water and glitter to complete the process. ~Experience fee~ 3,300 yen (tax included) *A separate fee will be charged for glass dolls, and you will need to select this option.

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• Age 4～Age 100
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• 10:00 / 11:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00

Ruri Kobo is a workshop in Yokote City, Akita Prefecture, where you can experience making accessories. This plan is a gel candle-making experience that can be enjoyed by children and adults alike! Why not create your own candle by filling your favorite glass with sand, marbles, shells, and glass miniatures? ~Experience Process~ 1. Check in at Ruri Kobo on the 2nd floor of Akita Furusato Village. Please be sure to state your name. 2. Select the size and shape of your glass. 3. Add sand to the glass and create a pattern. 4. Decorate with unlimited marbles, shells, and stones. As an additional option, you can choose to add glass miniatures (starting at 550 yen). (We always have over 100 types of glass miniatures in stock). 5. Finishing: Our staff will pour the gel candle into the candle and complete the experience. *Items you can make* ・Small size: 1,600 yen ・M size: 2,000 yen ・Large size: 2,400 yen *Glass figures are an additional charge and must be selected as an option.

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• Age 4～Age 100
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• 10:00 / 11:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00

Ruri Kobo is an accessory-making experience center in Yokote, Akita Prefecture. With this plan, you can choose your favorite stones one by one and experience making your own original natural stone accessories. All the stones and metal fittings in the experience corner can be used according to size, so you can make exactly what you want♪ ~Experience process~ 1. Reception Check in at Ruri Kobo on the 2nd floor of Akita Furusato Village. Be sure to tell us your name. 2. Size selection Choose the size of a bracelet, strap, or ring. 3. Design Arrange your favorite stones and metal fittings on a special board according to your size. 4. Thread the string through a rubber band or fishing line. 5. Finishing Staff will finish the work to make sure it doesn't come undone, and it's complete. *What you can make* ・Bracelet: 3,500 yen ・Strap: 1,800 yen ・Ring: 1,500 yen

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• Age 4～Age 100
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• 10:00 / 11:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00

This is Ruri Kobo, a workshop in Yokote City, Akita Prefecture, where you can experience making accessories. This plan allows you to easily make your own herbarium, which allows you to keep your flowers beautiful forever and display them in a special liquid! Our staff will carefully guide you, so feel free to give it a try. Experience flow: 1. Reception: Reception is at Ruri Kobo on the 2nd floor of Akita Furusato Village. Please be sure to tell us your name. 2. Choose the shape of the bottle: Choose the shape of the bottle. 3. Decorate: Place the selected decorations and flowers in the bottle in order using special tweezers. 4. Pour special silicone oil into the oil bottle. 5. Finish: Close the lid of the bottle and decorate it with a ribbon. There is no waiting time and you can take it home as soon as it is completed. You can also add natural stones or decorate it with tassels as an option. Experience fee: 2,500 yen (tax included)

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• Age 4～Age 100
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• 10:00 / 11:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00

At this accessory workshop in Yokote City, Akita Prefecture, you can create the perfect accessories for fashionable girls, with beads and pearls inside a glass dome that sparkle with every step! ~Experience process~ ① Check in at Ruri Studio on the 2nd floor of Akita Furusato Village. Please be sure to state your name. ↓② Choose the type and size of the glass dome and the size of the necklace. ↓③ Choose beads and place them in the glass dome through the hole. We always have over 20 types of beads in stock. ↓④ Choose the type of lid. Choose the color of the special lid from gold or silver. ↓⑤ Attach the lid with special glue. Once it has hardened, attach the accessory hardware and it's done! *What you can make* Necklace: 1,300 yen

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• Age 10～Age 100
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• 10:00 / 11:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 14:40

As the first shop in Akita where you can experience making snow globes, our experienced staff will teach you. ~Experience process~①Choose the shape of your snow globeYou can choose from two types: a full-fledged sphere and a dome with a base! Both are popular, so please take a look and choose for yourself (^^)②Choose a miniatureThere are many types of miniatures, so you can make them with various themes such as Christmas and sea motifs!③Think about the layout④Let's glue them together⑤Choose glitterSnow globes are all about glitter! You can choose your favorite combination of glitter from a wide variety!⑥Finish and complete! (Finishing time 5 to 30 minutes *Finishing time varies depending on how busy it is.)You can take it home on the day, so it's also recommended as a gift! Why not make a memory into a shape (^^)? We also accept design consultations!

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• Age 7～Age 100
• Over 6 hours on the day

This plan includes a Wonder Castle admission ticket and a meal voucher for Ajidokoro Minori. At Wonder Castle, you can have fun using your body with trick art, ball pits, athletics, and more. Ajidokoro Minori is open from 11:00 to 14:00. Nishimonai Sobaya's special dish! Be sure to try Akita beef hayashi rice. No change will be given for meal vouchers, and they cannot be exchanged for cash. Please present your purchased ticket at the general information desk at the main entrance to receive your admission ticket and meal voucher. Available hours: 9:30 to 16:00 every day (last entry on Sundays at 14:00)

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• Age 7～Age 100
• 2～3 hours

This plan includes admission to the Star Exploration Museum SPACIA, where you can enjoy impressive images, and a meal at Ajidokoro Minori. Meals include Nishimonai soba and special Akita beef hayashi rice, so be sure to try them. Ajidokoro Minori is open from 11:00 to 14:00. Meal tickets cannot be exchanged for cash, and no change will be given. Please present the screen of your purchased ticket at the general information desk at the main entrance. Available hours: 9:30 to 15:30 every day (last admission on the day at 14:00)

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• Age 0～Age 100
• 2～3 hours

Why not try making your own original souvenir or memento? Everyone from adults to small children can enjoy this handmade experience! Please present your purchase ticket screen at the Handmade Studio on the second floor of Akita Furusato Village. Available hours: 9:30am - 4:00pm every day (last entry on Sundays at 2:30pm)

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• Age 0～Age 100
• 2～3 hours

This plan allows you to enjoy the whole day at Wonder Castle, where you can enjoy trick art and a large ball pool, as well as the starry sky video on a huge screen. Please present your purchased ticket screen at the main entrance/general information desk or at the entrance of each facility. For Starry Sky Hall Spacia, please specify the program you would like to watch. <Available Hours> Daily 9:30-16:00 (last admission on Sundays 14:50) Starry Sky Exploration Hall Spacia 10:30-16:00 (last admission 14:55)

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• Age 3～Age 11
• 4～5 hours

This plan allows you to have unlimited fun on fluffy trampolines, slides, and other play equipment. Everything is fluffy, so you can enjoy it safely and securely. *Please note that re-entry is not permitted between December 28th and January 5th and January 11th and 13th. Please present your purchase ticket screen at the entrance to the event venue (Dome Theater). <Available hours> 10:00-16:00 every day (last admission 15:30 on the day)

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• Age 7～Age 100
• 2～3 hours

This plan includes a VR attraction and a meal voucher for Ajidokoro Minori. Nishimonai Sobaya's special! Please try our Akita beef hayashi rice. Ajidokoro Minori is open from 11:00 to 14:00. Meal vouchers do not give change and cannot be exchanged for cash. VR attractions allow you to experience an extraordinary world! Enjoy "Dinosaur Caricature," "Ultra Reverse Bungee," and "Terror of the Drag Punishment" in spectacular VR. Present the purchase ticket screen at the general information desk at the main entrance to receive your VR attraction voucher and meal voucher. Available hours: 9:30 to 16:00 every day (last entry on the day at 14:00)

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• Age 7～Age 100
• Over 6 hours on the day

A VR attraction that lets you experience an extraordinary world! Enjoy "Dinosaur Caricature," "Ultra Reverse Bungee," and "Terrifying Drag Punishment" in spectacular VR. This ticket includes admission to Wonder Castle, where you can enjoy trick art, ball pools, athletics, and other physical activities. Please specify the program you would like to watch at the general information desk at the main entrance and present the purchased ticket screen. <Available Hours> Weekdays until January 10, 2025: 9:30-16:30 (last admission 16:10) Weekdays: 09:30-16:00 (last admission Sundays 15:30) Weekends and Holidays: 09:30-16:30 (last admission Sundays 16:10)

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• Age 7～Age 100
• Within 1 hour
• 09:30 / 13:00

A VR attraction that lets you experience an extraordinary world! Enjoy "Kyoryu Giga," "Ultra Reverse Bungee," and "Terrifying Drag Punishment" in powerful VR. Please specify the program you would like to watch at the general information desk at the main entrance and show the screen of your purchased ticket. Available hours: 9:30-12:00, 13:00-16:30 every day

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• Age 6～Age 80
• 4～5 hours
• 11:00 / 17:00

Why not escape from your busy daily life and relax to your heart's content? With this plan, you can enjoy delicious meals and hot springs in a private space for 4 hours (11:00-15:00/17:00-21:00). You can use a private small room for free, so you can relax without worrying about others around you! [Plan features] Free private room use! (Normally 1,500 yen) Hot spring bath included! (Towels are sold separately) Free drink coupon for your next visit! You can use it during the day as well as at night. Please try it for a special time with your loved one! Enjoy a luxurious moment with comfortable hot springs and food!

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• Age 3～Age 100
• Within 1 hour
• 10:00 / 11:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 14:40

Small children are also welcome! This is an experience plan for resin art, where you mix colors and place parts on top. We also offer gift wrapping. ~Experience flow~ ① Choose a mold ♪ You can choose the shape of your work from a wide variety of molds! ② Coloring Choose your favorite color and mix it up. ③ Choose the inclusion material ♪ Choose a design that matches your image from the many options. ④ Let's decorate ♪ Place ③ on the mold you colored in ②! ⑤ Finishing (from 20 minutes) ⭐︎ Come and pick it up later! * Paid parts are charged separately (cash payment).

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• Age 7～Age 100
• 2～3 hours

A VR attraction that lets you experience an extraordinary world! Enjoy "Dinosaur Caricatures," "Ultra Reverse Bungee Jumping," and "The Fearful Drag Punishment" in spectacular VR. You can also watch "Doraemon," "Earth Symphony," and "The Story of the Birth of the Planetarium" at Starry Sky Museum Spacia, one of the largest planetariums in Tohoku! You can choose the program you want to watch at the attraction and Starry Sky Exploration Museum Spacia. Please select the program you want to watch at the general information desk at the main entrance and show the screen of your purchased ticket. <Available Hours> Daily 9:30-17:00 (last admission on the day 16:30) Starry Sky Exploration Museum Spacia 10:30-16:00 (last admission 14:55)

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• Age 6～Age 100
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 13:00 / 15:00

Ruri Kobo is a place where you can experience making accessories in Yokote, Akita Prefecture. Why not try making your own glass beads with beautiful patterns? The beads you make will be transformed into beautiful accessories! We provide one-on-one support even for first-timers, so please feel free to give it a try. ~Experience process~1. Reception: Check in at Ruri Kobo on the second floor of Akita Furusato Village. Please be sure to tell us your name. 2. Making glass beads: Use a burner to make glass beads. It will take about 30 to 40 minutes for the beads you made to cool. 3. Choose your favorite arrangement. 4. Making accessories: Our staff will finish the cooled glass beads and the arrangement you chose. 5. Take them home! Thank you for your hard work! *Items you can make* ・Bracelet: 2200 yen ・Strap: 2200 yen ・Necklace: 2200 yen ・Kanzashi: 3000 yen ・Hair tie: 2200 yen ・Book marker: 2200 yen ・Key holder: 2200 yen ・Earphone jack: 2200 yen

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• Age 7～Age 100
• 1～2 hours

Even first-timers are welcome! Experience the traditional craft of Kawauchi lacquerware with maki-e lacquering♪ This plan allows customers to choose from five types of Kawauchi lacquerware bowls, plates, etc. and experience maki-e lacquering on them. You can take home the product you made on the same day! Maki-e is a unique Japanese craft technique in which pictures are drawn on the surface of lacquerware with lacquer and then sprinkled with gold and silver metal powder and colored powder. Same-day reservations are also possible, so please feel free to make a reservation.

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• Age 5～Age 70
• 2～3 hours
• 10:30 / 14:30 / 19:00

This is a storehouse sauna experience in Yokote City, Akita Prefecture, the city of fermentation. Located quietly in the middle of town, this sauna features low temperature and high humidity, making it enjoyable for everyone, from sauna beginners to children. Enjoy a full 2.5 hours! Relax to your heart's content in this private sauna.

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• Age 6～Age 90
• Over 6 hours on the day

This set includes a lift ticket (equivalent to a one-day ticket) for Jeunesse Kurikoma Ski Resort and a one-time hot spring bath ticket for Yamayuri Onsen Hotel Blanc, which is directly connected to the slopes.

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• Age 0～Age 99
• 2～3 hours
• 10:30 / 14:15

Take a tour with your guide through the quaint street lined with Japanese old houses! Masuda Town has prospered as a merchant town since the Edo period. Because this town has been the transportation hub, a variety of agricultural products gathered here. Merchants amassed wealth in their fields and created mansion towns. Inside these mansions, "Kura'' or a storehouse was built by wealthy merchants to store documents and household furniture. This storehouse is still inhabited and rare even in Japan. Feel the elegance in the detailed decorations such as white plaster, polished black plaster and lacquered interior. The townscape is home to many historic buildings of this area. Masuda town was designated as a National Preservation Districts for Groups of Traditional Buildings in 2013. Find the storehouses of each mansion with its unique structure and decoration. In this guided tour, you will be able to visit two to three mansions with storehouse while receiving an explanation. English speaking guide accompanies you.

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• Age 20～Age 100
• Within 1 hour
• 16:00 / 17:00 / 18:00

This plan includes a tour of an apple liquor and hard cider brewery and a tasting experience. This is a valuable experience that can only be found in Yokote! ■Experience time (approximately 30 minutes): 16:00-/17:00-/18:00-■Fee: 1,000 yen/person

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• Age 2～Age 100
• 1～2 hours
• 11:00 / 12:00 / 13:00

Experience the traditional techniques that have been passed down for 300 years of Inaniwa Udon! "Manufacturing and Cooking Experience Course (60 minutes) - Learn how to hand-spin and boil delicious udon noodles." After registering at the Sato Yosuke Main Store, you will experience the experience at the nearest workshop. After the experience, you can enjoy a meal, shopping, and a factory tour at the Sato Yosuke Main Store. *The factory tour course is closed on Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays, and the New Year holidays.

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• Age 2～Age 100
• Within 1 hour
• 11:00 / 12:00 / 13:00

Experience the traditional techniques that have been passed down for 300 years of Inaniwa Udon! "Hand-weaving Experience Course (30 minutes)" After registering at the Sato Yosuke Main Store, you will experience the experience at the nearest workshop. After the experience, you can enjoy a meal, shopping, and a factory tour at the Sato Yosuke Main Store. *The factory tour course is closed on Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays, and the New Year holidays.

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• Age 1～Age 99
• 4～5 hours
• 14:00 / 18:00

Admire Nishimonai Bon dance, a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage, in both street seat and box seat with view from above.August 16th during the Bon Festival is the day to bid farewell to ancestral spirits. As the sun sets over the Dewa mountains, the music of the yose-daiko drum resounds in Nishimonai, Ugo Town. Soon after, well-dressed children perform the Ondo dance on Honmachi Street where bonfires are lit, and the three-day Bon Odori begins.Skillful dancers who cover their faces with braided hats and hikosa hoods join in, and indigo-dyed costumes with gorgeous embroidery stand out against the bonfires. The dance has a fascinating curved beauty of interwoven graceful hand gestures and foot movements. The participants dance wholeheartedly in unison with their ancestral spirits, wishing for an abundant harvest. 100,000 viewers are intoxicated by the dreamy world of the musicians, dancers, and bonfires.The tour starts 18:00. If you interested in Nishimonai bon dance more, we can offer optional tour for free. You can learn how to dance Nishimonai Bon dance, and history. The optional tour starts 14:00 at meeting place.

• Age 0～Age 99
• 4～5 hours
• 16:00

Enjoy boat-ramming of the Okuribon Festival. The boats off square in pairs and are rammed against each other at the nose. Participants smash together, shouting and waving as fireworks go off overhead.The Boat-Ramming (Butsuke-ai)Ceremony: Each of the yakatabune that take part in the ceremony is prepared by the residents and shopkeepers of a different neighborhood of Yokote. While the boat are reused from previous festivals, every year the residents must fashion frames new straw hulls and fittings, a process that takes up to a month. Each of the participating neighborhoods builds a yakatabune, which must be carried from its home neighborhood to the dry riverbed of the Yokote River. On August 15, the boats are lined up during the bon odori so that visitors can see them up close. On August 16, the boats are pulled down to the river for the sending-off ceremony. This is followed by the “boat-ramming” (butsuke-ai) ceremony, which has become the highlight of the Okuribon Festival. The boats are brought back to the bridge, where they square off in pairs and are rammed against each other at the nose. Representatives from each neighborhood remain aboard the boats as they smash together, shouting and waving as fireworks go off overhead.

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• Age 6～Age 100
• 1～2 hours

The oldest in the prefecture Hot spring Township "autumn palace Hot spring The Yuzawa area has many attractions, such as the “Kawahara House Hell,” one of Japan's three major spiritual sites along with Gokyo and Okoyama and Tateyama. At the Yuzawa Ichikawa Ren Lacquer Traditional Craft Museum, we used the “Romee” technique that has been used for many crafts since ancient times Japanese lacquerware making You can experience Anyone can participate, so please complete your original lacquer to commemorate your journey.

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